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Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk

Arden Grove, Norwich, NR6 6QA

Website 01603404553

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 14/01/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.4%

12.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

173

Capacity used

Has space

86%

202 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

49 of 49 families who put it first got an offer

49

Places offered

94

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4949● 100%
2nd preference260● 0%
3rd preference140● 0%
4th preference50● 0%
Total944952%

1st preference success by year

95%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sarah Waterfield
Address
Arden Grove, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 6QA
Phone
01603404553
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward / constituency
Hellesdon North West · Norwich North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
139736

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals5%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support15%——
47% boys (82)53% girls (91)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE WENSUM TRUST

173 pupils · 202 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    14 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 108 pupils

Attendance

94.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
15%
21/22
17%
22/23
9%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.